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PIDA Week 2018: Experts weigh Africa’s infrastructure needs against rapid urbanization and growing population
29-Nov-2018 - Experts attending this year’s Africa infrastructure conference say the continent needs to accelerate its infrastructure development to match the continent’s growing population and rapid urbanization to achieve development goals. The experts from multilateral development institutions observed that with rapid urbanization and a tenfold increase in water needs for energy production, there is an urgent need to mobilize more financial and technical resources for infrastructure projects and plans, to support the continent’s economic development...African Development Bank Pre-TICAD7 Seminar on Investing in Africa
29-Nov-2018 - The African Development Bank will organise a seminar focusing on investments in Africa on 29 November 2018 in Tokyo, Japan, in collaboration with Japanese private sector.
Mauritania: On track to beating drinking water shortages
28-Nov-2018 - Thanks to joint efforts by development partners including the African Development Bank, which invested US$45.7 million between 2003 and 2014 in water supply and sanitation projects, Mauritania is working to provide access to drinking water for its 4.3-million population, which regularly suffers severe shortages.Niger : 28 millions de dollars de la Banque africaine de développement en soutien aux réformes économiques
28-Nov-2018 - Satisfait des résultats de la mise en œuvre de la première phase du Programme d’appui aux réformes et à la résilience économique (PARRE) au Niger, le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a accordé, le mardi 27 novembre 2018, une nouvelle assistance financière de 28 millions de dollars, répartie en un prêt du Fonds afric
African countries are becoming more open to each other, 2018 Africa Visa Openness Report shows
28-Nov-2018 - The year 2018 is a landmark chapter in Africa’s regional integration efforts. The launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the Single African Air Transport Market are major milestones in the creation of a regulatory environment that promotes air connectivity and makes it faster, easier and less expensive for Africans to travel within Africa.Cameroon: African Development Bank approves €17.96 million Ring-Road project to improve socio-economic growth in the North-West province
28-Nov-2018 - The African Development Bank has approved a €17.96 million loan to the Republic of Cameroon to finance the construction of a Ring-Road Project in the North-West Province of the country. The Ring Road project, which falls under phase three of the country’s Transport Sector Support Programme, aims to improve the movement of goods and people. It will also strengthen the foundations for strong and sustainable growth by promoting domestic and regional trade.African Development Bank - Building today, a better Africa tomorrow
28-Nov-2018 - If you have visited Rwanda, no doubt you would have heard of Umuganda, a vast clean-up operation that takes place every last Saturday of the month. The transformative civic operation has gained the country global recognition. Umuganda means “coming together for a common purpose to achieve an outcome.”
Akinwumi Adesina, Spearheading Good Governance by Leading Agricultural Innovation and Economic Growth of Africa
28-Nov-2018 - As an agricultural economist, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been a leader in agricultural innovation for over 30 years. He has contributed greatly to food security in Africa, aimed at improving the lives of millions currently living in poverty, throughout the African continent. The Sunhak Committee acknowledges Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s achievements in promoting Good Governance of Africa, which boosts Africa’s capacity to feed itself and transform its total economies for generating wealth for millions of rural and poor African farmers.ALSF Management Board adopts 2019 Work Plan and Budget
27-Nov-2018 - The Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) met on 26h November 2018 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to discuss the 2017 ALSF Effectiveness Review and assess its operations and institutional activities in 2018. From advisory services and capacity building and knowledge management activities to the manner in which communications are conducted, all elements of the Facility’s work were discussed. Equipped with a more insightful view of the ALSF’s previous work, the Board reviewed and adopted the Work Plan and Budget for 2019.African Development Bank supports entrepreneurship in transition states through equity investment in Trade and Development Bank
27-Nov-2018 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved an additional equity investment of US$ 25 million in Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to enhance the latter’s trade, finance and infrastructure investment operations. The investment will help expand Trade and Development Bank’s diverse socio-economic development interventions in countries in situations of fragility including Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia and Sudan.Gabon : Un renfort de 100 millions d’euros de la Banque africaine de développement pour consolider les réformes économiques du pays
27-Nov-2018 - Au cours des années 2016 et 2017, la Banque africaine de développement a accordé deux appuis budgétaires au Gabon, pour soutenir les réformes du pays destinées à rétablir sa stabilité macroéconomique après l’effondrement des cours du pétrole et à redresser ses finances.African Development Bank partners with Entreprenarium Foundation to train 1,000 women entrepreneurs in Africa
27-Nov-2018 - As part of its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program, the African Development Bank is partnering with Entreprenarium Foundation to train 1,000 women entrepreneurs in Africa. Over the next four months, Entreprenarium will roll out training sessions on business development and financial management in five countries, beginning with Cote d’Ivoire (Abidjan) and Gabon (Libreville) on 10 December; followed by sessions in Kenya (Nairobi), South Africa (Johannesburg) and Tunisia (Tunis). The most promising projects will have...